<a title="French Artist Edouard Martinet Makes Neat and Detailed Metal Animal Sculptures From Old Bike Parts " href="http://www.edouardmartinet.net/" target="_blank">Edouard Martinet</a> is a skilled French artist who borrows from his day job (which involves going around flea markets and car boot sales) to create these intricate metal animal sculptures. To make his amazingly detailed creatures, he uses all sorts of recycled objects ranging from bicycle parts to kitchen elements to typewriter keys. We recently showed you some larger-than-life <a title="French Artist Edouard Martinet Makes Neat and Detailed Metal Animal Sculptures From Old Bike Parts " href="http://inhabitat.com/travis-pond-crafts-elaborate-larger-than-life-beasts-from-scrap-motorcycles/" target="_blank">recycled metal beasts</a> by another artist - now we're taking it to the other extreme with a look at these tiny (and very shiny) sea creatures, birds and insects.

Edouard Martinet is a skilled French artist who borrows from his day job (which involves going around flea markets and car boot sales) to create these intricate metal animal sculptures. To make his amazingly detailed creatures, he uses all sorts of recycled objects ranging from bicycle parts to kitchen elements to typewriter keys. We recently showed you some larger-than-life recycled metal beasts by another artist - now we're taking it to the other extreme with a look at these tiny (and very shiny) sea creatures, birds and insects.